"Pregnancy and birth"

Overall, I had a delightful birth experience at KEMH. Baby's delivery ended with a prompt Code Blue C-section. However, I felt so reassured by the team's ability and felt in capable hands. 

As a high-risk pregnancy I felt like I was appropriately managed at the hospital and treated very well. Never was I left to make clinical decisions without education, my consent was always informed and valid even whilst being rushed to the OT.

The staff were not just clinically appropriate but also incredibly supportive. I felt so empowered and capable throughout the induction and labour process so I can't thank the whole team enough. 

The only negative feedback I could give is

 - On 2 occasions handover was not at bedside. This is not really a big issue especially as I was in for days but it's nice to be involved and be able to provide clarification where staff members were unsure.

- Imaging (ultrasound) has a corkboard dedicated to educating fat/'obese' women of their risks during pregnancy. I found this to be alarming and insensitive. Face to face education would have been much nicer, this board wasn't needed. Fat women know there are potential issues that may arise from having a high BMI and heading to an ultrasound they don't need to be reminded things may not go as plan.